
Lackawanna County is part of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre MSA. The MSA counties include Lackawanna, Luzerne, Columbia and Wyoming. Total population of the MSA is 560,625. However, when the population of the other counties that surround Lackawanna County is added, the total population of Northeastern Pennsylvania reaches more than 1.1 million. Listed are the individual population breakdowns for Lackawanna and the surrounding counties. Detailed demographics for Lackawanna County then follow.